This Saturday afternoon the final of the Bertsolaris Championship in Álava was held in Vitoria-Gasteiz. On the stage, a road that represents the culture of Alavese bertsolarism.

Iñaki Viñaspre Simon (Abetxuko)

Oihane Perea Perez de Mendiola (Zalduondo)

Aroa Arrizubieta Barredo, Vitoria

Manex Agirre Arriolabengoa (Aramaio)

Xabi Igoa Eriz (Aramaio)

Peru Abarrategi Sarrionaindia (Aramai)

Once the qualifying exercises were completed, Iñaki Viñaspre and Manex Agirre went to the end. After playing the last exercises between the two, Viñaspre has become the champion of Álava in 2019.

The jury of the final was composed of 5 judges: Ainhoa Aizpurua, Aitor Jiménez, Ekaitz Elorriaga, Iker Elexpuru and Mikel Fernández de Arroiabe. Manex Garaio acted as secretary. So they scored the 6 bertsolaris:

Iñaki Viñaspre Simon, 612 points

Manex Agirre Arriolabengoa, 596.5 average points

Xabi Igoa Eriz, 409.5 points

Oihane Perea Perez de Mendiola, 399 points

Peru Abarrategi Sarrionandia 384.5 points

Aroa Arrizubieta Barredo, 363 points

Lierni Altuna has been done with the txapela. With a career in Alavese bertsolarism, he started in 1997 at the bertsolaris school and has subsequently worked as an organizer on numerous occasions and on numerous occasions. He is a promoter and part of the group of rapporteurs. The Arabako Bertsozale Elkartea association would like to thank the silent work carried out for many years.

We would like to thank the bertsolaris, the authors of the themes and the referees who have participated in the championship, as well as the fans and fans who have accompanied us throughout the championship, the bertso-eskolas, the municipalities that have participated, the sponsors, the collaborators and the media…

The scores and photographs obtained by each bertsolari in the exercises can be seen in:

Farewell of the champion:

It was time to try it out

It's really cool!

and what brown of the offer

to one, one txapela

bertso-eskolantzat

possible

But I think it's not.

Lierni visit, colleague

But today we have another.

for the mother, for the brother

But it's not that warm.

I think you know that.

Because Iñaki is not stupid

Iratxe and Ekaitz make it clear

you deserve

and we love you at home

as free birds

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